Saturday, March 15, 2008

HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK BUNS

(click on the picture to see enlarged!)
The kids followed my lead and sliced their buns and placed their salmon patties inside, and ate them like a burger! ...DH says he wants to make hamburgers one night and use these yummy buns.Update: They're perfect for hamburgers!

Dissolve 1 T yeast
in;

1/2 cup warm
water

1 cup buttermilk,
warmed

1 T
honey

3 cups wheat
flour

2 t
salt

1 egg, room
temp

1 T butter,
softened

1 1/2 cups (or more)
plain white or unbleached flour

wash= one egg white
beaten with 1 T milk

sesame seeds
(optional)

Blend buttermilk with
yeast mixture. Add honey and salt.

Add half of the wheat
flour and allow to sponge for 15 to 20 minutes.

Stir down and add egg,
butter, and remaining wheat flour.

Gradually add in (knead
in or mix in stand mixer) the white flour until dough reaches an elastic
texture.

NOTE: it will remain a
little sticky.

Allow to rise until
doubled. Punch down and knead for several minutes, using a minimum of plain
flour if necessary. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.

5 comments:

Hi, I made the buns. I am not the best bread maker yet and have lots to learn. I divided them in 8 but I think I could get away with 10, they were buns on steroids. Also they kind of fell in the oven so I will have to be careful with that...may have accidently brushed it with the cloth covering them. They taste great though but I have to work on my skills to get them to look like a hamburger bun. Will keep you posted but thanks for the recipe.